IZZY THE CHRISTMAS OWL
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A few minutes later, a young man and young woman came into the cave. She seemed very tired and maybe in some pain, as she rode a donkey. Izzy thought that the man looked worried and sad. He guessed that it was because he and his wife would have to stay here with the animals, since there were no empty rooms in town. He wondered why so many people were in Bethlehem.
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Izzy is just like all the other young owlets. He likes to go out at night and wants to be wise. He loves learning important things like how to turn his head all the way around, swoop, and close one eye. Despite all he knows already, Izzy wants to learn even more!
One evening when Izzy is out for a fly, he happens upon a synagogue, swoops through an open window, and finds a scroll penned by Isaiah. After returning for many nights to read and learn, Izzy excitedly tells all his owlet friends about the biblical stories. When they make fun of him, Izzy flies far away to a cave where he decides to perch on a high ledge and rest for the night. But little does he know that he is about to witness the birth of Jesus and rescue his Savior from a dangerous predator.
Izzy the Christmas Owl is an imaginative retelling of the greatest birth in history through the eyes of a young owl seeking wisdom.
About the Author
Father Al Masluk, also known as Father Owl, has been a priest in the Philadelphia archdiocese for over forty years. He is passionate about ministering to families and children, and was inspired by his great nephews and nieces to take up the ancient art of storytelling as a new form of ministry. Father Masluk is an avid collector of owls. Izzy the Christmas Owl is his first book.